29 destinations to visit in 2009

Caption29 travel destinations for 2009

Each new year brings more opportunity for travel. Destinations that were once too expensive become within reach; others revitalize and reopen their doors. Your choices span the world, but how do you choose? Here are 29 spots for you to consider in 2009, selected by our Travel editors. We picke

Each new year brings more opportunity for travel. Destinations that were once too expensive become within reach; others revitalize and reopen their doors. Your choices span the world, but how do you choose? Here are 29 spots for you to consider in 2009, selected by our Travel editors. We picke

Place: Dong Hoi, Vietnam Why it's a hot ticket for 2009: This small coastal city in central Vietnam is a good stop from which to explore Phong-Nha Ke-Bang National Park's monumental cave system and surrounding jungles (all of which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site). The jungles have been largel

Place: Dong Hoi, Vietnam Why it's a hot ticket for 2009: This small coastal city in central Vietnam is a good stop from which to explore Phong-Nha Ke-Bang National Park's monumental cave system and surrounding jungles (all of which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site). The jungles have been largel (Chi Vu)

Place: Warsaw Why it's a hot ticket in 2009: The big year in Warsaw is going to be 2010, the 200th anniversary of composer Frédéric Chopin's birth. But if you go before the hoopla starts, you can visit scores of Chopin sites and take advantage of cheaper hotel rates, which are generally lowe

Place: Warsaw Why it's a hot ticket in 2009: The big year in Warsaw is going to be 2010, the 200th anniversary of composer Frédéric Chopin's birth. But if you go before the hoopla starts, you can visit scores of Chopin sites and take advantage of cheaper hotel rates, which are generally lowe (Andrzej Rybczynski / EPA)

Place: Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Nova Scotia, Canada Why it's a hot ticket for 2009: It's a new year. You want to vacation abroad but you're broke. Mexico used to be an option but now you're worried about your safety. What do you do? Do what many Hollywood movie studios did and go to Canada. I

Place: Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Nova Scotia, Canada Why it's a hot ticket for 2009: It's a new year. You want to vacation abroad but you're broke. Mexico used to be an option but now you're worried about your safety. What do you do? Do what many Hollywood movie studios did and go to Canada. I (Joggins Fossil Institute)

Place:San Elijo State Beach Why it's hot in 2009: On a sun-splashed beach north of San Diego, California state park officials in 2005 launched the nation's largest deployment of Wi-Fi access for park visitors, adding to the ever-growing outdoor trend known as "glamping" or "glamour camping."

Place:San Elijo State Beach Why it's hot in 2009: On a sun-splashed beach north of San Diego, California state park officials in 2005 launched the nation's largest deployment of Wi-Fi access for park visitors, adding to the ever-growing outdoor trend known as "glamping" or "glamour camping." (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)